cannot convert from 'char *' to 'unsigned short *'

santhoshv84

Hi Friends, I am doing a UNICODE project, Here i am using wchar_t * variable and i am taking name of the file from CString.GetBuffer(). Here i am getting the :confused:error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'char *' to 'unsigned short *' Please help me. Its urgent....

Cedric Moonen

First, never ever use GetBuffer without having read the documentation. CString has casting operator so that you don't have to use GetBuffer. You should only use this function if you want access to the internal buffer of the CString. Read the doc carefully if you don't want nasty surprises in your code. You should prefer the use of TCHAR instead of char or wchar. This way, everything is either char or wchar depending on the UNICODE settings and you don't have to worry about conversions. Now, maybe you'll still need a conversion: what are you doing with this wchar string ?

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CPallini

santhoshv84 wrote:

I am doing a UNICODE project,

Sure?

santhoshv84 wrote:

Here i am getting the error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'char *' to 'unsigned short *'

Probably you aren't doing a UNICODE build. check if the _UNICODE preprocessor symbol is defined for your project. BTW: probably you don't need either to access CString internal buffer, hence avoid to call GetBuffer method. BTW 2: maybe better to use generic text data, i.e. TCHAR insted of w_char. :)

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